Middle Eastern Country Spotlight Choose one Middle Eastern country and use theCIAWorldFactbook to find the necessary statistics. I have done one for you as an example. I have put the section on the country’s CIA Factbook where each stat is found in.
EXAMPLE: Region: Middle East Country: Turkey
Geography
Area (in sq km and sq miles):783,562 sq km, 2.02941626 × 1018 m4sq miles
Area (Comparative): slightly larger than Texas Climate: sub-tropicaltemperate; hot, dry summers with mild, wet winters; harsher in interior Elevation (lowest point - in meters and feet): lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m Elevation (highest point - in meters and feet): Mount Ararat 5,166 m
People
Population: 79,749,461 (July 2012 est.) Languages (top 3 - %): Turkish 70-75%, Kurdish 18%, other minorities 7-12% (2008 est.) Religions (top 3 - %): Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews) Infant Mortality Rate: total: 23.07 deaths/1,000 live births Life Expectancy: 65 years and over: 6.3% (male 2,259,422/female 2,687,245) (2011 est.)
Government
Government Type: republican parliamentary democracy Capital: Ankara
Economy
GDP (purchasing power parity): $1.053 trillion (2011 est.) Population below poverty line: 16.9% (2010)
Choose one Middle Eastern country and use theCIAWorldFactbook to find the necessary statistics. I have done one for you as an example. I have put the section on the country’s CIA Factbook where each stat is found in.
EXAMPLE:
Region: Middle East
Country: Turkey
Geography
Area (in sq km and sq miles):783,562 sq km, 2.02941626 × 1018 m4sq milesArea (Comparative): slightly larger than Texas
Climate: sub-tropical temperate; hot, dry summers with mild, wet winters; harsher in interior
Elevation (lowest point - in meters and feet): lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
Elevation (highest point - in meters and feet): Mount Ararat 5,166 m
People
Population: 79,749,461 (July 2012 est.)Languages (top 3 - %): Turkish 70-75%, Kurdish 18%, other minorities 7-12% (2008 est.)
Religions (top 3 - %): Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews)
Infant Mortality Rate: total: 23.07 deaths/1,000 live births
Life Expectancy: 65 years and over: 6.3% (male 2,259,422/female 2,687,245) (2011 est.)
Government
Government Type: republican parliamentary democracyCapital: Ankara
Economy
GDP (purchasing power parity): $1.053 trillion (2011 est.)Population below poverty line: 16.9% (2010)
Photos
Resources
Turkey Personhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/1sock/2104325323/sizes/s/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/justinwilcox/4619338151/sizes/s/in/photostream/